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MARCH 31, 2017

Global online discount apparel marketplace ZAFUL, based in China, recently announced new upgrades to its payment protocols and SSL checkouts to boost the security of its eCommerce system and grow confidentiality for its individual shoppers. These new upgrades make it easier to shop and also offer more payment options.”.

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MAY 23, 2018

made an impressive stock market debut on Wednesday (May 23), with share prices up as much as 26 percent after the company began trading on NASDAQ. Barclays, Cowen Group, Goldman Sachs, PKO BP Securities, Regions Securities and William Blair are also acting as book-running managers for the proposed offering. billion. “The

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AUGUST 23, 2019

Security and compliance are also vital components in ensuring that payments are delivered safely and without delay. And to that end, we’ve seen growing engagement and co-operation across the industry.”. The conversation took place against a backdrop of rapid growth in demand for real-time payment systems in some domestic markets.

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Understanding the competitive banking landscape helps community banks set proper pricing, respond to rival marketing, and compete more effectively. Traditionally, community banks would compare their financial performance and health to similar-sized banks in their region. The same picture emerges for domestic deposits.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

The Central Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has confirmed it will abide by the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMIs). Regionally operated payment systems in Jamaica will consequently be regulated more closely. FMIs improperly regulated and governed could pose significant challenges to enhancing stability.

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APRIL 25, 2019

The phrase “what you see is what you get” is becoming particularly relevant to the growing homesharing market. Security and the Homesharing Platform. The company also works with several security providers to ensure users’ payments remain safe.

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JULY 28, 2019

Initial coin offering (ICO) consultant CoinLaunch will pay $50,000 to settle with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). According to the regulator’s website , CoinLaunch was consulted on two ICOs, with both determined to be securities. As a result, CoinLaunch has agreed to pay a $50,000 fine.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

The fleet management market is estimated to grow from $9.54 According to MarketsandMarkets, the increasing need for operational efficiency is expected to be the primary driver for the fleet management market during the forecast period. When it comes to fleet management, the market is segmented into various industries.

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APRIL 10, 2020

Intimidated by the scale and cost of a massive technological overhaul, large financial institutions (FIs) may approach their digital transformation (DX) journeys gradually, targeting various areas of operations to modernize one-by-one. “Banks are technology companies,” Rio Tinto recently told PYMNTS. Preparing For The Future.

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JULY 5, 2020

Bloomberg reported America’s largest internet corporations are eyeing Asia where the region is exploding with smartphones and tech-savvy residents. The country’s eCommerce market is projected to expand from $21 billion in 2019 to $82 billion by 2025, according to a recent study by Google, Temasek and Bain & Co., and Europe.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Opolis is offering the best solution we’ve seen yet that can provide the security and benefits usually restricted to traditional workplaces,” said Richard Brow, head of Community Development for MakerDAO, according to Coin Desk. Maker is looking forward to seeing how Dai can help de-risk this emerging workforce.”.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

James Anderson , executive vice president of global commercial and B2B solutions at Mastercard, said the idea was to build a new, secure kind of payment rail. and will be available in all regions by the end of next year, the release says. The A2A features are already available in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

“Using FiDaaS, financial institutions can rapidly and dramatically expand the addressable market for their services while minimizing risk. Banks face new competitive pressures and commodification of transactional services, and they need to unlock new addressable markets and deliver new services.

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MAY 20, 2020

Making cross-border payments in the EU therefore requires interconnectivity between the regions’ various real-time payments rails. SCT Inst was developed in 2017 to establish operational guidelines by which all real-time payment rails in the EU are required to comply. Official guidelines and regulations can only go so far, however.

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JUNE 24, 2019

The parties rarely meet in person, presenting a trust issue that can become an even bigger problem when employers have to make payments across borders as payment preferences vary between regions. Fiverr provides this by studying and understanding local markets’ preferences.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

The challenge of keeping a payments platform and the associated processes in line with these market innovations, the latest regulations and the evolving standards and rulebooks are significant. Originally a protocol for the German market, it has now been adopted by other countries, including France, Austria and Switzerland.”.

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JULY 16, 2020

will face a potential disruption of their operations. Companies will have to choose between whether to move personal data to servers in Europe or stop doing business in the region. Security standards fragmentation and differences in how hospitals handle patients’ data have become more evident during the health crisis.

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JULY 24, 2020

These marketplaces need to have strong security approaches in place, however, to ensure they do not accidentally onboard any fraudulent sellers or let other scams be perpetrated across their platforms. How Global Freelancing Marketplaces Can Maintai n Security And Regulatory Compliance. Around The eCommerce Payments W orld.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

the ability to send secure funds to 12 countries in Africa for a reduced fee, while Volante Technologies Inc. is accelerating market convergence for the Santiago Exchange. and Europe the ability to send secure funds to 12 nations in Africa for a reduced charge. Canada, Europe and U.K. Canada, U.K. Volante Technologies Inc.,

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JANUARY 18, 2017

This can become increasingly difficult in emerging markets, where Kunal Patel, global head of product strategy and mobile payments at GoSwiff , explained that merchants are focused on operating in cash-driven economies. KW: How do you get the consumers — who, in many of these markets, are very cash-centric — on board?

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The Sightline platform integrates with the i2c agile processing vehicle and APIs to deliver Play+, a cashless solution that gives gaming operators the ability to move money in real-time between tables, slots, and kiosks. Going cashless also aids cost-cutting by way of more efficient operations. There are more than 2.5

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MAY 22, 2020

Treasury’s difficulties getting relief money to individuals, has renewed calls for the government to accelerate its FedNow national real-time payments network, still not expected to be operational until at least 2023. The Fed’s Failure. But the plight of American SMBs and consumers seems more pressing at the moment. Problem No.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

One area where the pandemic may significantly impact emerging data protection and open banking rules is the Middle East and North African region (MENA). The ongoing pandemic has caused many regulators in the MENA region to examine the digital and open banking infrastructure they have in place. Around The Data Protection World.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

To open up new currency options and new markets for cardholders of JCB across Asia, Flywire and JCB International, Co., Frere continued, “With JCB, we are activating a very popular payment method in many of the world’s largest and fastest-growing markets for international students.

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JUNE 29, 2020

SMBs and merchants operating in the EU must comply with strong customer authentication (SCA), which mandates stricter authentication requirements for online and contactless purchases above a certain value. Banco de España, Spain’s central bank, granted the license, which enables RevoluPAY to operate within all 27 EU member countries.

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OCTOBER 13, 2019

According to The Financial Times , a source familiar with the matter revealed that the company has hired JPMorgan to raise $500 million in new equity from investors, as well as secure a $1 billion convertible loan. bringing Revolut’s total global footprint to 56 markets. Revolut’s move for new funding isn’t a surprise.

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MAY 4, 2020

The inaugural edition of the Payments Powering the Platform Economy Report , a collaboration of PYMNTS and Payoneer , offers an in-depth examination of how tailoring payments to geographic markets helps online sellers connect customers with goods during periods of upheaval, or in the regular course of business. Cross-Border, Cross Your Heart.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

In a press release, Grab said the launch of the remittance offering marks a “significant milestone” toward the company’s vision for on ASEAN eWallet that will improve financial inclusion for the growing middle class and micro-entrepreneurs in the region. Grab made the announcement during the 33rd ASEAN Summit.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In recent years, the market has gone from one struggling with high financial illiteracy and limited card acceptance, to a bright spot in Europe for FinTech innovation. But financial regulatory compliance can be a headache for any market. Resuming Operations. Lithuania wants to become a global FinTech powerhouse.

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APRIL 30, 2020

Implementing any new standards during the pandemic was off the table for many markets, though some regulators were left scrambling to figure out how the rules they already passed would adapt to life in lockdown. Around The Data Protection World. Around The Data Protection World. How Open Banking And Data Privacy Is Developing In The APAC.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

Axos Bank parent company Axos Financial has rolled out out commercial banking operations across new markets in the U.S., The bank is targeting the middle-market and niche clientele, it noted. Axos Bank is also focusing on the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market. The bank announced Thursday (Aug.

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JULY 10, 2020

The legal cannabis market’s financial services challenges are, by now, well-known. Credit unions and regional or community banks have stepped in to fill the banking gap, making barriers to accessing much needed financial services lower than ever before for marijuana businesses. But current legacy rails can make this difficult.

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APRIL 24, 2019

He was also an executive sponsor of SWIFT ’s customer security program from 2016 to 2018, and helped lead SWIFT’s response to cyber challenges facing the payments industry. Pérez-Tasso previously served as chief marketing officer for the organization.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that financial services company State Street has agreed to pay more than $35 million to settle charges that it fraudulently charged secret markups. Treasury securities. Levenson, director of the SEC’s Boston regional office, the department which investigated the overcharges.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

The global economy offers a wide range of opportunities for businesses to expand their reach, and promote their brands to new markets. What’s more, companies must also work to remain compliant with the laws in place across the different regions where they operate. Here are some of the latest developments from the AML/KYC space.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

operations to PNC Bank , creating the fifth-largest regional player in the U.S. No matter the size of the bank or the regional focus, there’s a general realization that disruption is on the horizon. Through the summer of this year, deal making was down 70 percent from a year earlier to 40 transactions. Gearing Up For Disruption.

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JULY 1, 2020

Or that, on average, 15 percent of an FI’s annual operating costs go toward maintaining core banking systems that are outmoded? Cloud-based systems] can handle greater volumes of data and allow banks to test innovative new tools before bringing them to market. It’s true, but not for long.

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